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UK
/ɪnˈɪʃəl/
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[ US /ˌɪˈnɪʃəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˌɪˈnɪʃəɫ/ ]
VERB
- mark with one's initials
ADJECTIVE
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occurring at the beginning
took the initial step toward reconciliation
NOUN
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the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
he refused to put the initials FRS after his name
How To Use initial In A Sentence
- A bit of background about me - I do hardware, firmware, and driver development by profession, so I think I'm qualified to provide a guess as to what and where it went wrong: for any computer, there's the initial "bootloader," which is what we commonly refer to as Discussions: Message List - root
- When alive, the spiders kept on the gaster-only diet initially grew but then shriveled, while those eating the head, legs and thoraces thrived, with some tripling their weight. Why Spiders Always Devour Ants Head First | Impact Lab
- Receiving the round initial in the third quarter, the Rams would put together the 10-play, 61-yard expostulate immoderate 5 mins as great as finishing it off with the 6-yard TD pass from Stefkovich to So, TE, Joe Migliarese (Blue Bell, Pa.) to tighten the measure to twenty-nine twenty-eight TU. Archive 2009-12-01
- The RAM has a first location for storing the data signal and a second location for storing the initialization status indicator.
- But the initial reason was unascertained and needed further investigation, particularly a toxicology report. Times, Sunday Times
- Received telemetry data confirmed the initial phases of the mission to be nominal.
- Initially von Leeb, using troops borrowed from von Bock, was able to mount a concerted attack both on the defensive positions of the southern suburbs and the area north of the main rail line to Moscow, their objective being the historic village now a suburb of Schlüsselburg, right on Lake Ladoga. Deathride
- Rather than selling direct to pet owners, they initially tried the wholesale route. Times, Sunday Times
- This includes advice, guidance and initial financial assistance where appropriate up to a limit of £5,000 per person.
- He was initially banned for eight years in 2006 pending a further inquiry and final hearing. The Sun